Photo Category: Bridges

Allendale (East Allen) - November 1980

Studdon Bridge was built in 1900 partly funded by public subscription. This iron bridge was manufactured by G B Smith & Co., Roof and Bridge Builders. After 2000 it was closed to all but foot traffic.

Keenley - Date Unknown

Workers at Crockton bridge, Keenley.  This bridge is situated near Burntongues on the Thornley Gate – Whitfield road. The old bridge used to have a much steeper approach on either side until this work raised a new bridge significantly to the general level of the road on either side.

Allen Mill - Circa 1910

Allen Mill bridge (1828) and the road to Catton. With the smelt mill output more than doubling between 1800 to 1820, the existing poor roads became a major problem for getting the ore in and the lead pigs out. The original road hugged the river and exists now as a public footpath. A new road … read more

Bridge End - 1904

The Town Peth (as opposed to the mistransposed ‘Path’)) leading down to the Town Bridge (rebuilt in 1825) and Bridge End.

Sinderhope - Circa 1908

Postcard showing the bridge at Holmes Linn. Sender the same as 002 – staying again at the Heatherlea – posted 24th April 1908.

Peckriding - Circa 1895

The footbridge below Peck Riding.  This bridge features on many Edwardian postcards and the walk from Allendale Town to Peckriding to view the crags above the river was obviously a popular one.

Wooley Burnfoot - 1907

Coloured postcard of Bridge End, Allendale. The mill pool and weir at Wooley Burn Foot  (long since disappeared) can be seen in the foreground. This pool was used for winter ice-skating practice into the early 1920s. Sender, staying at ‘Heatherlea’, posted it on Sept. 11th.

Allen Mill - May 1981

The Smelt Mill Bridge, built by Wentworth Beaumont in 1813.  This replaced an earlier wooden bridge and a ford. Foundation Stone, coins

Sinderhope - November 1998

Barnsley Bridge, rebuilt on this spot in 1922. The bridge was purchased from the Beaumont Mining Company by Hexham Rural Council who then dismantled it at its previous location – over the road between Allen Mill and Thornley Gate, where it had carried the lead flues – and positioned it here.   It replaced a … read more

Allen Mill - Circa 1905

Mill cottages, and Allen Mill Bridge, with the station in the background. Note that part of parapet on bridge is missing.

Keenley - Date Unknown

The old and the new bridges over the Crockton burn, Keenley. This bridge is situated near Burntongues on the Thornley Gate – Whitfield road. As this photo shows, the old bridge used to have a much steeper approach down to it on either side until this work raised the bridge significantly to the general level … read more